Gandhinagar: The Very Severe Cyclonic Storm ‘VAYU’ (pronounced as VAA’YU) over northeast & adjoining eastcentral Arabian Sea moved west-southwestwards with a speed of about 04 kmph in last six hours and lay centred at 1430 hrs IST of today, near latitude 20.9°N and longitude 68.1°E over northeast and adjoining east central Arabian Sea, about 180 km west-southwest of Porbandar (Gujarat), 230 km west of Veraval (Gujarat) and 290 km west-northwest of Diu.

According to the met bulletin issued this evening the system is very likely to move nearly westwards during next 48 hours and recurve northeastwards thereafter. The system is moving nearly westwards. However, Porbandar and Devbhoomi Dwarka districts are likely to experience squally winds speed reaching 50-60 kmph gusting to 70 kmph and Gir Somnath and Junagarh districts with strong winds speed reaching 30-40 kmph gusting to 50 kmph during next 12 hours decrease subsequently.

Meanwhile the great danger signal number 9 has been removed from various Gujarat ports and has been replaced with much less severe signal number 2.

STATE FORECAST:-

NO LARGE CHANGE IN MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE VERY LIKELY OVER THE REGION DURING NEXT 24 HOURS
THEREAFTER RISE BY 2-3 DEGREES SUBSEQUENT 2-3 DAYS OVER THE REGION VERY LIKELY

DAY 1: (Valid from time of origin to 0830 Hrs. IST of 15/06/2019):-
Light to moderate rain/thudershowers very likely at many places in the districts of Saurashtra namely Amreli, Gir Somnath, Junagarh, Porbandar, Rajkot, Dev bhumi Dwarka, Jamnagar, Bhavnagar and Diu; at a few places in the districts of South Gujarat region namely Valsad, Navsari, Surat, Daman, Dadra Nagar Haveli and in Kutch district; at isolated places in the districts of North Gujarat region namely Banaskantha, Sabarkantha and Ahmedabad. Dry weather very likely in remaining districts of Gujarat region,Saurashtra.

DAY 2: (Valid from 0830 Hrs. IST of 15/06//2019 to 0830 Hrs. IST of 16/06/2019):- Light to moderate rain/thundershowers very likely at a few places in the districts of Saurashtra-Kutch namely Devbhoomi Dwarka, Porbandar, Junagadh, Gir Somanath, Amreli, Jamnagar, Rajkot, Kutch and in Diu; at isolated places in the districts of South Gujarat region namely Surat,Valsad, Navsari and Daman, Dadra Nagar Haveli. Dry weather very likely in all the districts of North Gujarat region, remaining districts of South Gujarat region and Saurashtra.

DAY-3: (Valid from 0830 Hrs. IST of 16/06/2019 to 0830 Hrs. IST of 17/06/2019):-
Light to moderate rain/thundershowers very likely at a few places in the districts of Saurashtra-Kutch namely Devbhoomi Dwarka, Gir Somnath, Jamnagar, Porbandar, Junagarh and in Kutch; at isolated places in the districts of South Gujarat region namely Valsad, Navsari, Surat and Daman, Dadra Nagar Haveli. Dry weather very likely in all the districts of North Gujarat region, and in remaining districts of Saurashtra-Kutch,South Gujarat region.

DAY-4: (Valid from 0830 Hrs. IST of 17/06/2019 to 0830 Hrs. IST of 18/06/2019):-
Light to moderate rain/thundershowers very likely at many places in the districts of Saurashtra-Kutch namely Devbhoomi Dwarka, Porbandar, Junagarh, Gir Somnath,Surendranagar,Jamnagar,Morbi,Rajkot,Amreli and Kutch ; at a few places the districts of Gujarat region namely Banaskantha, Sabarkantha, Surat, Valsad, Navsari and Daman, Dadra Nagar Haveli. Dry weather very likely in remaining districts of Gujarat region and Saurashtra.

DAY-5: (Valid from 0830 Hrs. IST of 18/06/2019 to 0830 Hrs. IST of 19/06/2019):-
Light to moderate rain/thundershowers very likely at many places in the districts of Saurashtra-Kutch namely Devbhoomi Dwarka, Porbandar, Junagarh, Gir Somnath,Surendranagar,Jamnagar,Morbi,Rajkot,Amreli and Kutch ; at a few places the districts of Gujarat region namely Banaskantha, Sabarkantha, Surat, Valsad, Navsari and Daman, Dadra Nagar Haveli. Dry weather very likely in remaining districts of Gujarat region and Saurashtra.

WARNINGS:-

DAY 1: Heavy rains very likely at isolated places in the districts of Saurashtra namely Gir Somnath, Diu, Junagadh, Porbandar, Devbhoomi Dwarka, Rajkot.

DAY 2-NIL.
DAY 3: NIL.
DAY 4: NIL.
DAY 5: NIL.